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492.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14370; hybrids: 47
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
492.8607 Genus Porterandia Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 593 (1939 publ. 1940)
Distribution: Malesia from Malay Peninsula to Borneo, and a few species from Borneo eastward to Fiji and Tonga
Species listed in database: 22
species :
Porterandia anisophylla (Jack ex Roxb.) Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 594 (1940)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Terengganu, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN MLY SNG SUM
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia anisophylla Jack ex Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 561 (1824)
= Randia anisophylla (Jack ex Roxb.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 114 (1880)
species :
Porterandia beamanii Zahid; Gard. Bull. Singapore 55(2): 229 (2003)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah); Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia bruneiensis Zahid; Sandakania 15: 55 (2004)
Distribution: Brunei
42 BRN
species :
Porterandia catappifolia Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 596 (1940)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia celebica Zahid; Sandakania 15: 58 (2004)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Porterandia chanii Zahid; Gard. Bull. Singapore 55(2): 232 (2003)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia congestiflora Zahid; Sandakania 15: 60 (2004)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia dinghoui Zahid & K.M.Wong; Edinburgh J. Bot. 67(2): 301 (2010)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia glabrifolia Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 596 (1940)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia grandifolia Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 595 (1940)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia anisophylla var. polyneura Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 115 (1912)
= Porterandia anisophylla var. polyneura (Valeton) Masam.; Enum. Phanerog. Born. 702 (1942)
species :
Porterandia hosei (Merr.) Zahid; Sandakania (2004)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Timonius hosei Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 77: 239 (1917)
species :
Porterandia kalimantanensis Zahid; Sandakania 15: 66 (2004)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia lambirensis Zahid; Sandakania 15: 67 (2004)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Porterandia laxiflora Zahid; Sandakania 15: 69 (2004)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia macroptera (Miq.) Tirveng.; Biogeographica (The Hague) 79(1): 36 (2003)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia macroptera Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 236 (1869)
= Gardenia anisophylla var. macroptera (Miq.) Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 114 (1912)
= Porterandia anisophylla var. macroptera (Miq.) Masam.; Enum. Phanerog. Born. 702 (1942)
= Gardenia affinis Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 115 (1912)
species :
Porterandia minor Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 594 (1940)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia pauciflora Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 597 (1940)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Porterandia postarii Zahid; Sandakania 15: 71 (2004)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia puffii Zahid; Gard. Bull. Singapore 55(2): 235 (2003)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia rarissima Zahid; Sandakania 15: 74 (2004)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Porterandia scortechinii (King & Gamble) Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 595 (1940)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia
41 THA 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia scortechinii (King & Gamble) Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 116 (1912)
= Randia scortechinii King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 72: 210 (1903)
species :
Porterandia subsessilis (Valeton) Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 595 (1940)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia anisophylla var. subsessilis Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 558 (1910)
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